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✅ EB-3 Skilled Worker Approved - ROW (Non-Chargeability) PD 2023-05
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✅ **Case Status: Approved**
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An EB-3 Skilled Worker applicant from a Rest of World (ROW) country filed I-485 in October 2025 with a May 2023 priority date. The case was approved in March 2026 after approximately 5 months of processing, including biometrics and a field office transfer.
An EB-3 Skilled Worker (ROW - not subject to per-country limits) filed I-485 concurrently with I-485J on 10/09/2025, with a priority date of 05/26/2023. The application was assigned to a USCIS officer on 10/11/2025. Biometrics were completed on 11/12/2025. On 12/23/2025, the case was silently transferred to the Providence Field Office. A final action update occurred on 03/17/2026, reflecting the I-485J FTA and approval. The formal approval notice was issued on 03/18/2026, approximately 24 hours after the last status update. Total processing time from filing to approval was approximately 5 months and 9 days.
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This ROW EB-3 Skilled Worker case processed in roughly 5.5 months from I-485 filing to approval (October 2025 to March 2026). The case was filed with a concurrent I-485J, and biometrics were completed within approximately 5 weeks of filing. A silent field office transfer occurred about 2.5 months after filing, which is a common pattern and does not necessarily indicate a problem. The approval came about 3 months after the field office transfer. ROW applicants with current priority dates are currently seeing relatively fast I-485 adjudication compared to oversubscribed countries. Cases processed at field offices (vs. NBC) may see longer timelines, but this case resolved efficiently.